Attachment for radiators.



I. WAGNER.

ATTACHMENT FOB. RADIATORS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13, 1911.

1,104,587. Patented July 21, 1914.

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To all 'whom i'tjma z concern: Be it known thatI, IsAnoRE WAGNER, acitizen of the United States, residing-at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Radiators, of which theiollowingis a specification.

My invention relates to a hood for radiators.

An object of this invention is to provide means whereby the dust anddirt which usually rise from the radiator may be caught 1 before thesame enters the atmosphere of the room.

Another object of my invention is to construct a hood of the abovecharacter which i may be used as a temporary stove for warmand the-likeare hung on the same to dry,

they become very dirty.

My invention also provides means whereby the ends of clothes which arehung over my hood \villnot become soiled in any way.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists ofsuch details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described and specificallypointed out in the appended claims. In describing my invention in detailreference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein likecharacters denote like or, corresponding parts throughout the severalviews and in which Figure 1 is an end view of a radiator illustratingthe manner in which my improved hood is arranged thereupon; Fig. 2 is aperspective view of my hood; Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1, amodified form of hood being shown; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of thehood shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form ofhood, partly broken away.

In the drawings I have shown a radiator 1 of usual construction to whichmy device is intended to be fastened.

Figs. 1 and 2 are the preferred form of my invention which comprises aflat body portion 2 formed of resilient sheet metal or i the like, thesides of which are flanged and bent inwardly as at 3, then curvedoptwardly as shown at 4.. As may be readll'y' a surface upon whicharticles of food may be placed for urpo'se of warming, 'the com binationof e radiator and hood thus forming a temporary heating stove.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I show different views of one of the modifications ofmy invention, Fig. 3 showing an end View of the hood attached to theradiator and Fig. 4 showing a perspective view of the same. Thismodification consists in extending one of the curved sides 3 out into adownwardly inclined apron 6. When the hood is placed upon the radiator,the apron 6 will extend back and contact the wall thereby forming ashield so that no dust can rise in the space between the radiator andthe wall.. This is to protect clothes and other articles when hung overthe radiator, from the dirt which accumulates behind the same and risesin the form of dust.

In Fig. 5 I have shown another modifie cation of my invention. As airbecomes heated, its capacity for moisture is'increased and for thisreason warm air always seems very dry. It is my object to remedy this. Iattain this end by closing the ends of the curved portions 3 and 4 inany suitable mannor as shown. at 7. This forms a trough S on each sideof the hood and water is placed in the'same. The heat of the radiatorwill evaporate the same and thus'keep the air in the room moist at alltimes;

I desire it to be understood that the above is merely the preferred formof my invention and that slight changes in the construc-. tion and inthe arrangement and combination of the various parts may be resorted towhenever desired without departing from the spirit of the inventionprovided such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A radiator hood comprising a piece of resilient metal, the respectivelongitudinal edges of which are bent to yieldably and figlctionallyengage the respective radiator s1 es.

- 2. A radiator hood comprisin a iece of resilient metal, the respectiveongitudinal gage the radiator sides.

3. A radiator hood comprising a piece of resilient metal, the respectivelongitudinal edges of which are bent downwardly and inwardlyto'yieldably and frictionally engage the respective radiator sides, anda trough formed upon each side of the radiator by a continued bend ofthe said longitudinal edges, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. As an article of manufacture, a radiator hood constructed of a singlepiece of resilient material, the sides of said hood being curvedinwardly, outwardly, and up- .Wardly, said curved sides adapted toyieldabl and frictionally engage the top of a ra iator for holding saidhood thereupon,

mower and means for closing the ends of said curved sides whereby atrough is formed.

5. As an article of manufacture, a radiator hood constructed of a singlepiece of resilient material, the sides of said hood being curvedinwardly, outwardly, and upwardly, said curved sides adapted toyieldably and frictionally engage the top of a radiator for holding saidhood thereupon,

and means for closing the ends of said curved sides whereby a trough isformed, the portion of said hood intermediate said curved sides beingflat.

ISADORE WAGNER.

